In its efforts to end terrorism in the northern part of Nigeria, the Nigerian Army, on Thursday, engaged some suspected members of Boko Haram group in two separate gun battles and killed 11 of them. In a statement released by the spokesman of the Nigerian military, Maj Gen. Chris Olukolade, it was disclosed that the…
Category: National/Politics
Youth Dissociate Themselves From Jonathan's 2015 Ambition
The Nigerian youths under the banner of The Progressives Youth Platform, TPYP, has declared that the youths in the country will dissociate themselves from President Goodluck Jonathan’s ambition to return as the President of Nigeria in the 2015 general elections. The Convener of the platform, Comrade Abiola Hamid and National Project Coordinator, Ahmed Somoye, said…
Police Halts Demolition Of Ibadan Evil Forest
The Nigeria Police has stopped the demolition of a forest found in Ibadan, Oyo State, where human parts were uncovered last weekend. The state governor, Abiola Ajimobi, had ordered that structures in the forest located in Soka, be pulled down. But on Wednesday, while the exercise was going on, operations suddenly stopped, which surprised some…
Senate Confirms Godwin Emefiele As CBN Boss
The Nigerian Senate has confirmed Zenith Bank Managing Director, Godwin Emefiele, as the new Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN. His confirmation was done on Wednesday afternoon by members of the red chambers of the National Assembly. Emefiele will replace Sanusi Lamide Sanusi, who was recently suspecded by President Goodluck Jonathan over alleged financial…
Kwara Police Raids First Weekly Magazine’s Office Over Aviation Rector’s Story
Report just reaching Aproko247 confirms that some police officers stormed the Lagos office of a soft-sell magazine, First Weekly, on Wednesday, and went away with the company’s Assistant General Manager, Finance, Abayomi Lawal. In a statement released on Wednesday, signed by Dayo Asaju, Publisher of the magazine, it was stated that “Mr. Lawal was allegedly…
Suicide Bombers Slaughter 6 In Maiduguri
No fewer than six persons died on Tuesday morning in a suicide bomb attack in Maiduguri, Borno State capital. Residents claimed that the suicide bomber may have been a member of the radical Nigerian Islamic group called Boko Haram. The attack occurred at Dalori Quarter along Bama road, which is about 2km to Maiduguri. Borno…
Corruption: Jonathan May Run Economy Aground Before 2015–APC Warns
Story by Nwaorgu Faustinus The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State says it wishes to alert Nigerians to the great danger that lies ahead as a result of the rising tide of corruption under the Goodluck Jonathan administration and the government’s refusal or failure to take concrete measures to reverse the trend. Going by…
APC Will Rule Nigeria In 2015–El-Rufai
Deputy National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Nasir El-Rufai, has revealed that the opposition party will take over power from the ruling Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, in 2015, when the next general elections holds in Nigeria. El-Rufai, a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, made this known on Saturday in Kaduna…
Immigration Says No Directive To Refund Applicants' Money
The Nigeria Immigration Service, NIS, has disclosed that the Federal Government has not directed it to refund the N1000 it collected from about 693,000 applicants that entered for the NIS job. Public Relations Officer of the NIS, Emeka Obua, informed Punch that such a directive can only come from the FG to the Minister of…
Boko Haram Bombs Borno Market, 17 Killed
Members of the dreaded Islamic group called Boko Haram have murdered not less than 17 persons in an attack in Borno, AFP reports. The latest blast occurred on Thursday at a market in Nguro-Soye, Borno State. A local police chief, Lawan Tanko, told the agency on Sunday that the blast affected telecom towers, which caused…